Safe in My Arms

Where is that person
That one beautiful, caring person
Who will be there for me
Who, when they're scared will run into my arms
Feel safe there
Someone who will tell me everything
About anything and everything
Someone to wear my T-shirts
To wake up beside me Sunday morning and lie there for hours
Every hour with her would be perfect
She would understand me, even when i don't
I miss her already
I go home and I think of her
I go to school and think of her
I lie in bed and think of her
I go to sleep and dream about her
I don't even know who she is
Where is she
I need her
More than anything

-Pete-

When All is Said and Done

Sometimes it feels like my life is spent in the dark
Coming to a crossroad but not being able to see down either path
How can I choose
Others do, why can't I
It feels as though I'm fighting a losing battle
No one will ever go through life without making a mistake
Chances will be missed
Wrong decisions made
I can't deal with all the indecisions life has to offer
When all is said and done
And the dust settles
What will the casualties be?

-Pete-

School is.....intersesting

Alright,

I'm taking a break. I need to stop working for a little while. Oh man this is crazy i got so much to do, and i'm just tired. and it's not even all school work but school related, whether it be people at school or extra curricular stuff or admin stuff there is just a lot of it and i need to do it all. I mean sure i can handle it, i know i can. And this is where i belong. But the work is....not too tough but in a large volume. But overall this is a really good experience and i think that if i had chosen anywhere else to go to school i would be a lot worse off. That's just me though. everyone has a way of learning whether it be hands on or hours of studying. That's something which i love about this place is that i do hardly any studying. It's all projects and learnig a topic through research, i can do it my own way you know? Maybe it's not the best way to do it but it's how i like to do it.
And like i said this is defenitly the place for me, no doubt. *The people here are amazing* i love them all, but a few stand out from the rest. And one or 2 stand out even more than that. I have found some amazing people who i think will always hold a special place in my heart. Some people who have shown me such unconditional kindness that i hope i show to others. These people there is just something about them. And i Thank the people for being who they are because i really respect you, many time putting other before yourself. I hope that someone somewhere feels this way about me, and i know there are people who do, but i hope one or 2 of the people i have met recently see me the way i see a select few. That to me would be amazing, i try to be a good friend to everyone but who knows what other people are thinking you know? Maybe that's just selfish of me....
I found out recently that one of the boys i coached last year who moved out to Calgary had joined a sort of select curling team. This was great to hear. This boy (15 or 16 i think) was an avereage curler when i met him and he was very coachable and after a few weeks i had made a few adjustments to his slide which greatly improved his game. I know a family friend of his and she told me the other day that Justin (the kid) tried out for this select team and his parents told her that I gave him the confidence to do so. This blew me away. With the changes in his slide which i did he was much more consistant in his game and gave him the confidence to do this. I was so....proud. The fact that my effort chaanged someones life for the better. However small the change it was still a change. It made me feel so good. It made my day to be honest. I love to coaach others and share my knowledge and plan to move on to my Level 2 coaching next season.
Kind of a random story i know but hey what you going to do, your the one reading it. I didn't force ya lol. But yeah i just thought i share some thoughts i had.

Ok and if your wondering what the photos are, it's a project i had to do. Self portraits, one is how i see myself\ want others to see me and the other (the bottom one) is how i think the world sees me. You like? I'll let you know what my prof thinks...

I should get back to work,

Love,

-Pete-

How?

I went down to the atrium of my school to take photos of the rememberance ceremony. I was there along with like 20 other people, 15 of which came down because they were in the right spot at the right time. No one knew it was going to happen it wasn't organized or advertised well. There was a reading of Flanders Feild and a moment of silence along with the playing of Taps on a recording. During the moment of silence there was nooise from the upper floors since people were unaware if what was going on or just didn't care. How can this be? How can only 20 people show up for a rememberance ceremony and only 5 who actually knew it was going to happen. This makes me angry and scared. Angry at the lack of support by my school, it was 2 students who did the reading and such, they had a microphone set up by the school but that was the only help the school provided. I believe that the administration should have been very involved. I'm ashamed, I'm also worried about what is going to happen when the World War 2 Vetrens are gone? This holiday will be forgotten. I'm not going to let that happen. I think that our generation has to take this holiday under their wing and make sure that we remember the great men and women who fought to give us what we have. These veterens were our age when they went in to battle. Our age. I can't Imagine our generation dropping everything, leaving our schools and enlisting to serve our country. Leaving behind our love ones and everything that we have worked for during our short time on this planet. Risking our lives for our country. It is an incredible thing that these vetrens did and i'm so proud of them for doign something that i couldn't even imagine.
After i came home from my school i turned on the tv to watch a real rememberance day ceremony, the gathering at Old City hall. The moment of silennce had passed but everyone there was still silent watching veterens, widows, and gradchilderen place wreaths at the foot of the memorial. I started listening to the commentators and hearing the stories of some veterens. After watcching this i started thinking about what will happen, will our generation carry on this day? and also thought about the fact that these men and women were our age, this is when my emotions started to get the best of me. In the middle of this post i had to stop cause i lost it. Tears of pure pride.
I'm so proud of my grandfathers who fought for our country, both of whom have since passed. I thank them and those they served with for what they did for me.

Lest we forget,

-Pete-

Vimy Ridge

Hello there,

I would like to tell you about present day Vimy Ridge a place where i will visit in my life, i've promised myself that.
Vimy Ridge in france is actually Canadian Soil. The French Government Gave it to us as a gift to comemerate the battle were tens of thousands of men lost their lives. It is now a conservation area and will be preserved for years to come so the next generations can learn about Canada's fight for freedom. As you walk toward to main park from the enterance if you look to the side you will see scattered trees and lush grass, but your not allowed to stray from the path for the scared land full of crevases and mounds is full of live ammunition, many shells shot off in the baattle never detonated and now they are as dangerous as landmines. A reminder that the effects of war last forever. Oh and those trees, they were planted one for each Canadian who lost their life. 11,285 trees were planted. The main park is at the top of the ridge and looks out for miles over the beautiful french landscape. There is also a monument with the names of the dead a picture of it is above. There is also a statue looking out over the landscape surrounding the ridge which represents Canada morning the loss of her sons.
The original bunkers are also preserved and there are tours given that take you through them. The very treches where the brave spilled their blood for our nation. I can;t imaging walking through those trenches and not letting your emotions get the best of you. Tears out of pride, tears of that overwhelming sense of nationalism, truly understanding what it means to be a Canadian. I read that until you see them you will never get a true sense of how close the threches were to each other.
I would just be so powerful
It's something I have to do in my life

Lest we forget,

-Pete-

Remembering...

This friday is Nov. 11th meaning it's rememberance day. This is my favorite "day" it make me so proud to be a canadian. I'm honoured that these people would die to give me and everyone else the life that we have today. I wish i could tell the fallen just how much of a difference they made. To say thanks for what you did, i am so proud of you. Someday i'm going to go to france and visit the place that i think is the most important part of canada's war history: Vimy Ridge in france. I won;t get into specifics but it is the first time that Canada's army was respected by the rest of the allied forces proving to them that Canada was a force. It was an incerdible victory and the story is facsinating. The Canadians didn't overpower the opposition but out smarted them. I'll post the story once i get a chance to write it up. Anyways i would like to share with you the photos that you can see as my gift of appreciation to the fallen. My way of saying thanks by honouring their memory. I urge anyone who reads this to attened a ceremony on Nov. 11th.

Lest we Forget,


-Pete-

Diner

Baltimore 1959-

3 Guys trying to understand women and life.
Man this movie is amazing! It is so...Smart. It's amazing how deep this movie is as well as how pointless it is.
Many amazing quotes have come from this movie, let me share some with you.

- "You know what word I'm not comfortable with? Nuance. It's not a real word. Like gesture. Gesture's a real word. With gesture you know where you stand. But nuance? I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong."

- "Fuck mature!"

- "Who would you rather make out to? Sanatra or Mathirst?" "I'm married we don't make-out"

- "Sanatra or Mathirst?" "Presley"

- "Ever think there is something going on that we don't know about?"

- "All I did was I parked the car on a nice lonely road, I looked at her, and I said fuck or fight."

- "you know your problem you don't chew your food. This is why you are so nervous all the time. You have like chunks of roast beef in your heart! This is why you are so nervous all the time. You have like chunks of roast beef in your heart!"

- In response to the Heatrow bet (that she would touch his pecker) "I'm not paying you the bet was she'd touch your pecker, not pecker in popcorn. It was pecker touching without intention!"

- "What's going on the movie just started and i don't know what's going on." "It's symbolic." "who's that guy?" "That's death walking on the beach" "I've been to Atlantic City a hundered times and i've never seen death walking on the beach."

- Boog works at the beauty salon. "You are so good there, cut and fuck $2.50."

- "i'll hit you so hard i'll kill you whole family"


So that's some of the movie but it is so much more than this. You have to watch it to understand really

Take Care,

-Pete-

Why not

Come on it's sometimes funny to read these- do them, a little stress relief for me, take a break from studying and entertain me! :)

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Pete
Birthday: June 20 1987
Birthplace: Leaside, Ontario
Current Location: Rexdale, Ontario, I thought i was supposed to be moving up in the world, guess not
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: blone, yeah that's right, and yes i've heard that joke before
Height: 6 - 6' 1
Right Handed or Left Handed: depends
Your Heritage: White (CND) lol
The Shoes You Wore Today: Those shoes i have
Your Weakness: women
Your Fears: commitment lol
Your Perfect Pizza: peperoni, bacon, onions and other meats
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: To have a series of photos good enough for a show
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: TTYL
Thoughts First Waking Up: .........................
Your Best Physical Feature: How the hell should i know? Gill you wanna take this one?
Your Bedtime: 1-3 (i dun have morning classes, it used to be 12)
Your Most Missed Memory: Parking losts with friends or my basement with friends
Pepsi or Coke: Pepsi
MacDonalds or Burger King: Wendy's
Single or Group Dates: Any date will do
Lipton Iced Tea or Nestea: Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Ice Cap
Do you Smoke: Smoke what?
Do you Swear: Only when i lose my train of thought and any other time
Do you Sing: Not Well
Do you Shower Daily: Yep
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: I'm in University
Do you want to get Married: Yes. Eventually.
Do you believe in yourself: I really do
Do you get Motion Sickness: nope
Do you think you are Attractive: I try my best. Girls?
Are you a Health Freak: Do i look like one?
Do you get along with your Parents: While i'm at rez. At home we dun fight but we annoy each other after a while but it's all good so i guess yeah we do get along
Do you like Thunderstorms: Meh
Do you play an Instrument: ....no
What's in your CD player: Matchbox 20
What are you listening to: Jack Johnson
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: No
In the past month have you Smoked: never
In the past month have you been on Drugs: Yees
In the past month have you gone on a Date: No
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Yep
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: ....um....No
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Defenitly not
In the past month have you been on Stage: unfortunatly no
In the past month have you been Dumped: i dun have anyone to dump me :(
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: Nope
Ever been Drunk: That's up for debate, i say no
Ever been called a Tease: Yep
Ever been Beaten up: Nope
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Slowly and painfully...What kind of question is that
How many concerts have you been to: 2
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Photographer
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia
Number of CDs I own: Not many. 40 ish
Number of Piercings: None
Number of Tattoos: None
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 2
Who is most likely to respond to this survey: No one


-pete-

Go Hawks

Sorry bout that, got a little leftover energy from the game. What game, oh did i forget to tell you? Today was the first performance of the Guelph-Humber Cheerleaders!! It was awesome, we had a great time doing it to. Met up at 5 and took a Coach bus ride with the B-Ball Team, they weren't to talkative but the girls were nervous and excited so it was a fun bus ride. We got there warmed up and sat in the stands and cheered for our Hawks and then we did the haalftime show which was awesome!! we kicked some serious ass and it was a blast too!! :-) The ride home was a Blast! the team even thought they lost was having fun on the way home. Good times all round! When we got home Jann, Jill, Renee, Martha and I had a lot of energy as did everyone so we went out for some food and then that brings me to now. Very brief description from the eyes of GH's first male cheerleader. I promise more detailes to come, cause i got some good stories, but they are better in person ;-)

Take Care,
add more later,

-Pete- The one and Only